"I don't mind hidden depths but I insist that there be a surface."

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Source : Livejournal post, 2005.

James Nicoll

#Mind Quotes #Depth Quotes #Surface Quotes

“It's because we are so flooded with American culture that we're startled when we see ourselves up there on the screen.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If we want to grow as teachers -- we must do something alien to academic culture: we must talk to each other about our inner lives -- risky stuff in a profession that fears the personal and seeks safety in the technical, the distant, the abstract.”
“My perspective on my mother has changed immensely. She was a lot taller when I was younger.”
“The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should.”
“Politics is largely a matter of heart.”
“We can do better in higher education. And it is more than just technology. It's also an attitude on the part of faculty. We need to think through how we can produce a better quality product at less cost.”
“Chinese don't really believe in markets. They like stability, they like control.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“It is a rare expert who clearly realizes how inexpert someone else can be.”

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